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1870 TO 1944 Compulsory education had been a haphazard affair. It was overseen and controlled by local administrators. Generally boys and girls were taught separately. Boys were trained in technical skills and girls in domestic competence. Socialisation to obedience was the norm…read more

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SOCIAL DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATIONALREFORMAs the vote became equal to men and women, the notion of equality in school came around with meritocracy.Social democratic perspective society should be based on justice and fairness; everyone should have an equal chance to succeed.Meritocratic society ­ give people equality of opportunity.Education had an important part to play in this meritocracy: it is a device through which individuals had equal chances to develop their talents.…read more

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1944 TO 1965At the end of the second world war, it was found that only sons and daughters of m/c and u/c families.Social democratic thinkers believed that social inequalities could be reduced by introducing opportunities to the w/cThis dominated thinking in 1945-79 and returned with the rise of new labour.…read more

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THE TRIPARTITESYSTEM· A system that was made to judge children on a meritocratic basis alone.· Children of age 11 would be given the 11+exam; the result Grammar of the exam would be used to schools ­ 20% determine which students went to what level of school. There were three results: Secondary pass, low pass and fail. Technical ­ 5%· The system was meant to produce parity of esteem Secondary which is = equal opportunities however Modern ­ 75% tended not to be. The middle class were the only people getting their children into the grammar schools.…read more

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PROBLEMS OF THE TRIPARTITE SYSTEM1. Only 2 of the 3 schools 3. Girls generally ended up were available as it was in secondary modern too expensive to equip schools more often. The the secondary tech pass boundaries were schools and so not many higher for girls as there were built. were less girls' grammar2. Once the 75% of the schools. pupils attended the 4. It ended up separating modern schools, they the w/c from the m/c. would be locked out of Social class divide: 2/3 exams and any hope of od the children who progress. There was no attended grammar `parity of esteem'. schools were middle class.…read more